Study: Overhaul is needed of how Michigan funds schools

LANSING, MI (AP)– A new study says the base cost to educate a regular K-12 student in Michigan is $9,590.

That figure doesn’t include transportation, food or capital costs.

The report released Wednesday was funded by foundations and school groups. It says traditional and charter public schools should be funded equally, and transportation costs should be funded at $973 per rider.

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